Bloomberg Businessweek (North America)
Are you surprised Iran’s president has been very vocal about the danger of Islamic State?
Well, I’ve been asked the question “What happens if the sanctions are taken off?” And I said that Iran will continue—and probably have more resources—to support terrorism. They’re the principal supporter of terrorist organizations. They’ve used their proxy in Syria for it. Sure, anyone with any sense is concerned about terrorism, particularly homegrown terrorism. And the fact that he’s worried about some of that is fine. But they’re supporting, actively, terrorist organizations.